Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley praised recent Supreme Court rulings as a victory for individual liberty.
During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Haley described three recent major Supreme Court rulings as a victory for the American people, saying the decisions were "a fantastic win for individual liberty and freedom."
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Haley was referring to three rulings handed down by the high court last week, in which the justices ruled that a Christian website designer wasn't obligated to make websites for gay couples, banned the practice of affirmative action in higher education, and struck down the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program.
"This was a fantastic win for individual liberty and freedom," Haley said. "I think whether you look at the fact that, you know, first of all, the Democrats are upset because things didn't go their way, but the people won. This is about empowering people and their rights."
She continued, "You know, whether it's making sure you're not picking winners and losers on whose loans you forgive or whether it's the fact that you're deciding who gets into college based on race, that you can't control, whether it's the web designer. Look, gay people have the right to marry the same way a web designer has the right to say, according to their religion, they don't want to do it."
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The 2024 presidential candidate then dismissed Democratic criticisms of the decisions, arguing that it was a victory for the American people, and would be seen as such by the public.
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"So the people won in these cases, so I don't think this hurts us at all," she continued. "I think that the liberals will try and use this against us, but I think at the end of the day, what the Supreme Court showed is, regardless of where you're born and raised, what color you are, what gender you are, you are going to be able to have individual freedom, and that's a win for the United States of America. It's a win for people, and I think we should all celebrate it."
A recent poll found that a majority of voters supported the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, while a plurality supported the decisions on student debt forgiveness and the website designer.